Morgan Stanley Distributes Facebook IPO Profits

Profits made by banks underwriting Facebook Inc.'s initial public offering as the stock fell were distributed this past week from a pool of about $100 million, say people with knowledge of the deal.

The banks together made the money through a process known as stabilization, which is a standard procedure in IPOs, though Facebook's deal size made the profits larger than normal, these people said. The payout comes in a week that saw...